South Bay/Harbor Area Health Calendar

Lunch and Learn: Cancer Support Community-Redondo Beach will host marriage and family therapist Sandra Winston in a workshop titled "Communicating for Intimacy in a Digital Age." 109 W. Torrance Blvd., Redondo Beach. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Friday. Lunch donated by The Spot in Hermosa Beach. Space is limited. Call 310-376-3550 for reservations.

Saturday

Screenings offered: The Memorial Care Heart & Vascular Institute at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center has teamed up with Life Line Screening to provide preventative screenings to the community. Screenings are open to the public, and participants do not need to be a Long Beach Memorial patient. Screenings will be available at 9 a.m. Saturday at Harbor Christian Center Fellowship, 1551 N. Wilmington Blvd., Wilmington, and 9 a.m. Monday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 31290 Palos Verdes Drive West, Rancho Palos Verdes. Go to LifeLineScreening.com to schedule an appointment.

Powerful Tools for Caregivers: Starting Saturday for six consecutive Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon, a course for nonpaid family caregivers will be given at Beach Cities Health District. The course is about self-care, reducing stress and effective communicating. The course is conducted by USC, and is hosted by the Senior Resources Committee. 514 N. Prospect Ave., Redondo Beach. A $10 donation per class is suggested, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. To enroll or for more details, call 310-372-9505.

Sunday

Live a longer life: Dr. Michael Greger will speak about "Uprooting the Leading Causes of Death," where attendees will learn how to live a long and healthy life by making simple changes in eating, drinking, sleeping and exercise. South Bay Adventist Church, 401 S. Prospect Ave., Redondo Beach. 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Free refreshments made by celebrity vegan chef Ramses Bravo and chef AJ. Cost is $39 in advance and $49 at the door. Purchase tickets and register at HealthyTasteofLA.com or call 818-631-7351.

Undiscovered Chefs fundraiser: Join Cancer Support Community-Redondo Beach and South Bay restaurateur Michael Franks for "Food, Booze and You" from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Undiscovered Chefs event at Chez Melange, 1611 S. Catalina Ave., Redondo Beach. Guests will enjoy a gastronomic delight as they watch the presentation of chefs, and bid on valuable silent and live auction items. There also will be a raffle for a Vinotemp 12-bottle, dual-temperature wine cooler. Tickets for the event are $95. Call 310-376-3550, Ext. 114, or go to cancersupportredondobeach.org.

Lung screening: Torrance Memorial Medical Center's Thoracic Oncology Program continues to offer its reduced-cost CT Lung Screening Program to enhance early detection and treatment of lung cancer. The cost of the noncontrast screening exam is $350 and is the responsibility of the patient. A physician referral is required. For more information about the program, call 310-517-4665.